The Hanging Tree

Doctors of Darkness, Book 2

By: Ellery A. Kane

Narrated by: Kristin James, Brad Oxnam, Eric Stuart

Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

What if you couldn't remember the worst night of your life? What if you couldn't forget it?

May 13, 1994.

On her 13th birthday, newly orphaned Evie witnesses a brutal attack at the hanging tree. She wakes the next morning on a bus to Los Angeles, dazed, bruised, and desperate to remember. Her best friend died that night - she's sure of it. But there's no body, no crime scene, and no witnesses. Twenty-three years later, the whole night is still a blur. The murderer, a faceless, nameless man.

Fresh out of a stint in juvie, Butch kills a girl, strangles her. Twenty-three years later, he walks out of prison a free man. But a haunted one, the ghost of his past at his heels.

When another body turns up at the hanging tree - a girl, strangled - Evie is certain her lost memory holds the key. Can Butch help her find the faceless man? Or is he hiding the darkest secret of all?

©2018 Ellery Kane (P)2019 Ellery Kane

Very Good!!!!!

Evie has no memory of a murder she knows happened but no proof a memory of the past comes back and she starts pieces everything back together this was so good thrilling and keeps you listening to find out what happens great narration.

Slow to start, but overall good

I found myself restarting this audiobook 3 times in order to get into it. It was slow to start and hard to really get invested in wanting to listen more. But, after I got through the first couple hours, the story started making sense.

The main characters are fairly obvious and there are several background stories going on. That’s what confused me at the beginning. Once I figured out the author’s writing style for this novel, it flowed much easier. The story vacillates between current time and the mid ‘90s.

I enjoyed the characters, especially the less than perfect ones. Some of the back stories are fabulous and full of depth. I can easily visualize many of the situations taking place. The last 4 hours of the book are my favorite. I was thoroughly involved in the story and the pace was much faster. The ending was a good surprise.

I gave 3 stars because of the slow beginning. Had I not revisited the book twice over, it would have gone in the unreadable stack. I’m glad I tried again and finally made it work. The last half I rate 4 stars.

The narrators do a fine job, especially the lead voice. She is great at differentiating between all the characters she has a role in.

I was given a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for my unbiased review.

Good mystery and great narration

Loved the shifting point of view and all three narrators were excellent! Ellery Kane did a great job of switching scenes just as you're dying to know how the current one unfolds (frustrating but in a good way, y'know?) and I was really impressed with how Kristin and Eric switch their voices subtly between the old and young versions of their characters

Excellent

i really enjoyed this dark gritty thriller
I like how the story unfolds through flashbacks and the POV of butch and evie
The characters and setting are great and the multiple narrators was a nice touch
Looking forward to reading more by this author highly recommended
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Fabulous

I've just realized that I listened to this series out of order. Rats! Well I suppose it speaks to how good it was that I was able to follow along without missing much of anything and found the characters to be fully fleshed out and fascinating. This long novel was compelling from top to bottom, with a juicy mystery element I couldn't resist. I'd recommend this one to anyone who enjoys a murder mystery/thriller. All three narrators deliver an excellent performance!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Loved it

Fantastic book. I really enjoyed the thrill ride that the author presented here. And the ending caught me off guard in a good way. The characters were well done and made you care for them. The narrator did a great job of bringing everything to life and making it easy to stay engaged with the story. I was given a free copy of this audio in return for an unbiased review.

The Hanging Tree

I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. That isn't to say it wasn't good, I just expected more I think. The characters were all seriously flawed which is good. I think some of the logic in how the tale unfolded left me feeling unfulfilled. I really liked the way the story switched from the current time then to the past and how it developed from both perspectives. I thought the way both perspectives came together was less inspired. It felt to me that the conclusion was rushed.

This story was given to me for free at my request for my voluntary and unbiased review.

Life changes

It’s amazing how this book shows the butterfly effect. One decision can change your future for the better or the worse and that decision can come back in full force years later and you see what could have been. It also shows that not everyone who spends time in prison is bad.
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I disliked every character. Every. One.

Spending 12 hours with a book should be a more enjoyable experience, even for a murder mystery. This listen was not. I hated everyone. Even the main character said and did the dumbest things.

This book is dark and at times confusing. All of the characters (All. Of. Them.) were lacking. The story was intriguing and I definitely wanted to stay with it to find out what happens. That ending made me scream out loud.

Loved the narration though!

couldn't stop listening

a great book and a great listen you couldn't stop listening to this book even if you wanted to it's not a short one and you can't stop yourself from finishing the book it was very interesting and horrible and all in the same time and you can stop yourself the narrator was a great part of that fact it was a wonderful listen to have
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